Glen Edney

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Biography

I am the supervising partner of the Motor Personal Injury team in Birmingham. I also sit on the national Motor Executive. The Motor department at Irwin Mitchell handles personal injury claims relating to road traffic accidents, and also manages volume claims from insurers and other motoring organisations.

Our experienced teams in the Motor department handle all types of road traffic accidents, involving cars, motorbikes, bicycles, coaches, buses and pedestrians. I have been involved in this area of law for over 20 years, and have been managing road traffic accident personal injury teams and departments for the majority of this time.

What Inspired You To Get Into Law?

I enjoy the challenge of legal arguments.

What Do You Like About Working At Irwin Mitchell?

I enjoy the imaginative approach of Irwin Mitchell, and its commitment to excellent client service.

What Do You Do Away From The Office?

Most of my time away from the office is spent with my family. I also enjoy most sports; I coach junior rugby and still play when not injured. I also enjoy cycling, skiing and windsurfing and keeping fit generally.

Read My Comments On The Latest News

“The impact of the crash has been devastating for our clients, most of whom are still coming to terms with the psychological impact of the collision, as well as their physical injuries.
“What they desire more than anything is that action be taken to improve public safety and ensure this cannot happen again.
“The BBC’s findings are extremely worrying and we would encourage TfL and Tram Operations Ltd to launch an urgent review and take necessary action.
“In time we will all be privy to the Rail Accident Investigation Branch’s findings as to the cause of last year’s tragedy, but it’s vital that everything is done in the interim to keep the public safe.”

“The impact of the crash has been devastating for our clients, most of whom are still coming to terms with the psychological impact of the collision, in addition to their physical injuries.
“Public transport on the whole, we know, is an incredibly safe way to travel, but this tragically was not the case in this instance.
“Our clients are of course relieved by the letter from TfL and TOL’s insurers, which arrived this morning. This will now smooth the way for them to access the specialist support and rehabilitation they need to set them on the path to recovery.
“However, what is important to the victims we represent, and remains at the forefront of their minds is that lessons are learned to ensure an accident like this cannot happen again.”

“We have been instructed by several passengers who were on board the double-decker bus at the time of the crash and were left injured as a result of the impact.
“The consequences of such incidents should not be downplayed, as through our work acting on behalf of clients we have seen how crashes of this nature have left victims suffering from not only their physical injuries months after the event, but also the psychological trauma.
“We would urge anyone with information about the collision to of course contact investigators within Derbyshire Police in the first instance, by calling 101.”

Whether it is a low impact or high impact collision, it is vital that circumstances of any train crash are investigated fully and thoroughly, to make sure that where possible, accidents like this are avoided in the future.
While it is a relief that, at this point, there have been no reported serious injuries, even minor injuries can have a long term physical and psychological impact.
We hope that the investigation into the crash will provide vital answers about what caused it, so any lessons necessary can be learned from the incident to improve rail safety in the future.